TL;DR Wikipedia Shortens Long-Form Entries for Humorous, Mobile Browsing
Too long, didn’t read may be the most annoying, yet common, consequence of our media hunger. Go on Facebook, and you’ll see plenty os users having lengthy arguments over stories they did not read. It makes the title of news stories ever more important, albeit, in a superficial, click-bait way.
This was easily demonstrated on April 1 of this year when NPR shared a story about how many Americans no longer reads. The resulting barrage of defensive Americans came thunderously to the defense of their reading habits and their son’s as well – all while not reading the actual story.
Congratulations, genuine readers, and happy April Fools’ Day!
We sometimes get the sense that some people are commenting on NPR stories that they haven’t
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